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Post by kim on Jan 12, 2005 12:56:09 GMT 10
Hi all. Well my tiel Cricket is about 7 months old (certainly has some character!!!) I've been letting him out the cage every day but lately he's been getting agressive on occasions (i put this down to puberty & being a brat) he does'nt always do this. About every second day he'll be like this & as punishment he goes straight back in his cage but every second day that this happens it's been getting harder to get him in his cage. At the moment i thought i would try & only let him out every second day instead of every day & only for shorter periods as the longer he's out the worse he becomes. On the occational times when he's been really well behaved i've given him a treat when he's back in his cage. Most of the time this works but when cricket decides to be a brat there's no stopping him!
I would love to here if anyone out there has any ideas about what else i could do about this problem. I'd like to stop it as soon as possible.
Kim
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Post by lovemytiels on Jan 12, 2005 15:01:27 GMT 10
Oh Dear Kim, he sounds like a normal tiel LOL. We have some of our own male tiels that are our pets & I must admit when those hormones kick in they do become brats. However I do find that once the breeding season is over even though I don't breed them they do tend to settle down. We have made it a habit to play a game with them to go back in their cage but if the stubborn little buggers don't want to go back in, it takes ages. Now at the risk of sounding awful you could maybe get his wings clipped, that certainly calms them down but not everyone likes doing this. I don't have any problems with my female pet tiels going back in their cages so does that say something about male tiels ;D ;D ;D ;D. I have found that keeping them in their cage & not letting them out only makes the matter worse so we perservere. All I can say is patience, patience , patience. He will calm down. Just love him & spoil him & he will come good again. I probably haven't helped you much but that is male tiels for you.  Cheers Anna |
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Post by kim on Jan 12, 2005 15:23:09 GMT 10
Thanks Anna you have helped. Though i'm a little unsure about getting his wings clipped because i'd like him to fly to safety if there was ever a problem of him escaping or if my cat decides to have a piece of him (which she has & boy can he fight back!!) he can atleast escape somewhere higher. I figured it might have something to do with patients but sometimes i would just love to ring his neck! Never would tho  |
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Post by lovemytiels on Jan 12, 2005 15:43:29 GMT 10
Hiya Kim, I would have to agree with you there about getting the wings clipped, it is not something I do with my pet birds as I like them to have there free flight & I have cats as well but they are so lazy they don't bother about our birds LOL. If you think a pet tiel is stubborn going back in their cage , a pet ringneck can be worst. My ringneck has good days & when it decides it doen't want to go back in its cage boy it is a pain. Wonder why the call them ringnecks ;D ;D ;D ;D just joking. I love my pet birds dearly but when they decide to be stubborn & hold up the works grrrrr. My fault for having so many pets to get out , 6 at the moment but they all need there time out & to spend time with us. Just remember birds our not our pets we are their pets LOL  Cheers Anna |
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Post by weagle on Jan 12, 2005 15:46:02 GMT 10
Hi Kim I had my little red rump's wings clipped and she can still fly high enough to get herself out of trouble if need be. It doesn't stop them flying altogether, it just helps so that they don't take flight and go somewhere where you can't get them.  Tracey |
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Post by chickabee on Jan 14, 2005 7:53:42 GMT 10
Hi Kims Like Anna I have 6 pet tiels in doors and I find that the girls are the best behaved most of the time, they still have there little moments when they know that they have to go back in their cage and boy how they work out there time is up I will never know, I might have them out for half an hour or one hour and they still somehow know. One little girl opens her wings so its hard to get her in the door, can you picture this because it's the funniest thing to watch. Now the boys are a different matter, don't get me wrong but all my tiels are sweet and loving but the boys tend to go a bit hormonal, I have become so used to their mood changes and I just know when they might be having an agro day, but it is summer and the breeding season so I let them have there moment and the next day it's all forgotten and their back to there same old selves  |
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Post by kim on Jan 14, 2005 12:24:54 GMT 10
Thanks Deb Well I've been letting him out each day for about an hour only. He's been a little better with his moods, or he's just been sulking, one or the other, but he's now refused a scratch for the last 2 days! I think that's pretty funny because he used to get so upset if he didn't get one when you walked in the door. Ok if that's the way he wants it that'll be what he gets. I don't dare think what'll come next with him. Of course my cat seems to know all this & has taken this oportunity to tease my bird while he's in his cage Today is the quietest Cricket has ever been!!!! I keep checking on him. As for getting him in his cage...well...yesterday I thought I had it. Everytime I clean out his fresh water cricket likes to sit on his container & drink so i did this yesterday & he was happy with this until i headed towards the cage! He saw it coming from a mile away & he seems to know everything I'm gonna do before i do it. The things i try & work only ever work once but I'm not gonna give up!! I do eventually get him in... |
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Post by Skittles on Jan 17, 2005 18:13:06 GMT 10
heya, i also have cats and birds and i also do not have to worrie bout "moggie'( my fat cat getting my birds !! as you can see......... community.webshots.com/user/princesssammylol! hey my bird "squark" also will not go back in his cage but he mainly does it for attention, though i kow a few people that bird wont go in the cage cuz itds actually scared of it or doesnt feel comfey! though is cricket biting?? if its mainly just flying away it may be scared and if he is you gotta sort it out cuz its doin more damage to him every time , though then again yes it could dam well be that he is a cockatiel and that they are quite smart  lol well nice talkin hope all goes well soon xoxox |
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Post by pollyparrot on Jan 18, 2005 5:26:01 GMT 10
cute cat |
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Post by kim on Jan 18, 2005 12:33:29 GMT 10
I'm pretty sure Cricket isn't scared of his cage. I think most of the time he just enjoys being out as long as he can. He's been better the last few days. Alot more cooperative. Is a cute cat you have. My cat also loves to lay down on her back & get her bellie rubbed. You can check her out & other stuff too kforster.photosite.com I did this a few days ago so I still have more to add to it! |
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Post by hillcresttiels on Jan 18, 2005 15:21:19 GMT 10
Hi Kim I just checked out all your photos and there are some great shots. I think Perth and Freo are the places to be. Being a saltwater game fisherman all those bluewater shots made me jealous! I saw the photo of Cricket looking at his reflection in the tea pot you will notice the stance he has taken with wings spread this is typical of males when they are looking for Hmmm the rest I will leave to you to work out and it,s when they are in this mood that they become brats.I lost count of all your pets please dont tell me the elephants are yours too  lol ;Dwell done on a great album Frank |
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 19, 2005 13:04:21 GMT 10
Our pet tiels are all girls for the very reason that the boys get noisy and brattish. We do however, keep their wings clipped. For us it is safer because of the kids running in and out of the house, I just couldn't bear it if one of them escaped through the doorway. The only exception is our pet kakariki as they quite often don't tolerate being clipped.
You can always give him a light clip so that he can still fly, just not as easily or up high, perhaps about 3 flight feathers.
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Post by kim on Jan 19, 2005 14:07:49 GMT 10
No I had already decided a while ago that I won't clip his wings. I prefer for him to be able to fly properly if he needs too. You never what happens.
I was hoping that I would get a male because I heard the females are quieter. I am glad I got a male. There's never a dull moment with Cricket!
Do you know anything about why they would tap their beaks on something. My friends bird & Cricket has started doing this about 6 weeks ago, (they're from the same nest). I just want to know if it's a typical boy thing to go with all the other boy things they do or if there would be a reason.
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Post by hillcresttiels on Jan 19, 2005 16:19:28 GMT 10
Beak tapping is normal in budgies where males do this to hens to stimulate a reaction, but i have never seen it in tiels maybe he has been hanging around budgies lol ;D
Frank
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Post by kim on Jan 19, 2005 17:12:16 GMT 10
Or maybe these tiels think thy're budgies ;D |
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Post by billspets on Jan 19, 2005 18:16:22 GMT 10
i find that the my handreared tiels do a lot of tapping i have a couple that are breeders and they still tap to get my attention
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 19, 2005 21:45:14 GMT 10
The tapping is pretty normal for male tiels but I've noticed that the pet ones seem to do it more than the aviary/paired ones.
We recently looked after a pet tiel while his owner went on holidays and he was tapping the cage.
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Cheers Anna
Cheers Anna
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